Barack Obama brings truce in culture war |
* Paul Harris, New York * The Observer, Sunday 12 April 2009For decades, the "three Gs" have been a defining feature of the American political landscape. Guns, God and gays have been reliable h...
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armsrock! |
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'We consider ourselves heroes' - a Somali pirate speaks |
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Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:41:00 GMT |
Thought and neuroplasticity |
This entire wiki entry is interesting:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/..Neuroplasticityho
wever, the part I honed in on was the last section:The Dalai Lama invited Richard Davidson,
a Harvard-trained neu...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:19:00 GMT |
Cream of wheat paste: Cost and Revs |
An Amazing Interview With Cost and Revs for 1994Mr. Staples writes: "I found this interview that I had printed out last year and thought that there may be a lot of people who have not read it. Writ...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:24:00 GMT |
Daughters of the desert |
A family stand in the Negev, amid the wreckage of their house. They are not Palestinians, but Israeli citizens with voting rights and husbands who have served in the army. So why did soldiers destroy ...
Posted by on Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:53:00 GMT |
Critical Mass police ban blocked by law lords in London |
Monthly London cycle ride can go ahead without notifying Met of route, lords ruleguardian.co.uk, Wednesday November 26 2008 13.10 GMT Police attempts to outlaw the monthly Critical Mass cycle ride thr...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:54:00 GMT |
How women are changing the nature of war photography |
Monday, November 17th, 2008Melanie AbramsThe GuardianWith his camera slung over his fatigues and a cigarette dangling from his mouth, Robert Capa defined the image of the war photographer in the 1930s...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:06:00 GMT |
Body of Lies: The CIA’s Hollywood Infiltration |
The CIA is often credited with 'advice' on Hollywood films, but no one is truly sure about the extent of its shadowy involvement. Matthew Alford and Robbie Graham investigate.Friday, November 14, 2008...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:10:00 GMT |
The power of speech |
When Daniel Everett first went to live with the Amazonian Pirahã tribe in the late 70s, his intention was to convert them to Christianity. Instead, he learned to speak their unique language - and ende...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:12:00 GMT |
